Scheer Jillian R, Antebi-Gruszka Nadav, Sullivan Tami
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 414 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA.
Department of Psychology, Columbia University.
Psychol Violence. 2021 Sep;11(5):434-444. doi: 10.1037/vio0000380.
Evidence demonstrates sexual orientation disparities in physical and sexual victimization and alcohol misuse and consequences among female youth; however, most extant research has used variable-centered approaches. The current study used latent class analysis (LCA), a person-centered approach, to: (1) model female youths' physical and sexual victimization; (2) examine sexual orientation disparities in physical and sexual victimization latent class membership; (3) and use physical and sexual victimization latent class membership to predict female youths' engagement in alcohol misuse and related consequences.
Participants were 7,185 youth assigned female sex at birth (77.0% heterosexual, 12.8% bisexual, 2.3% gay or lesbian; 46.8% racial minority) in grades 9 - 12 who completed the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey - a school-based, cross-sectional survey.
LCA uncovered four classes: (1) "Poly-Victimization Class," (2) "No Victimization Class," (3) "Past-Year Sexual Victimization Class," and (4) "Lifetime Rape Class." Sexual orientation emerged as a significant predictor of class membership. Latent classes 3 and 4 were uniquely associated with alcohol misuse and consequences (i.e., binge drinking, riding with a drinking driver, and drinking and driving) among female youth.
Our findings help to elucidate the patterns of physical and sexual victimization regarding timeline, tactic used, and context among female youth; sexual orientation disparities in latent class membership; and alcohol misuse correlates of class membership. Prevention efforts aimed at reducing physical and sexual victimization may ultimately reduce female youths' risk of binge drinking, riding with drinking drivers, and drinking and driving.
有证据表明，在身体和性侵害、酒精滥用及其后果方面，青年女性存在性取向差异；然而，大多数现有研究采用的是以变量为中心的方法。本研究使用以个体为中心的潜在类别分析（LCA）来：（1）对青年女性的身体和性侵害进行建模；（2）研究身体和性侵害潜在类别成员中的性取向差异；（3）利用身体和性侵害潜在类别成员来预测青年女性的酒精滥用行为及其相关后果。
研究对象为7185名出生时被指定为女性的9至12年级青少年（77.0%为异性恋，12.8%为双性恋，2.3%为同性恋；46.8%为少数族裔），他们完成了2017年青少年风险行为调查——一项基于学校的横断面调查。
潜在类别分析发现了四个类别：（1）“多重受害类别”，（2）“无受害类别”，（3）“过去一年性侵害类别”，以及（4）“终身强奸类别”。性取向是类别成员的一个重要预测因素。潜在类别3和4与青年女性的酒精滥用及其后果（即暴饮、搭乘酒后驾车者、酒后驾车）存在独特关联。
我们的研究结果有助于阐明青年女性在身体和性侵害方面的时间线、使用的策略和背景模式；潜在类别成员中的性取向差异；以及类别成员与酒精滥用的相关性。旨在减少身体和性侵害的预防措施最终可能会降低青年女性暴饮、搭乘酒后驾车者以及酒后驾车的风险。
